🌱 Did you miss our latest newsletter over the summer holidays? No problem! Catch up on the latest #EUGW project updates, take a first look at the redesigned platform, and discover the grasslands and meadows of Boletice, our featured #Natura2000 site in Czechia. 👉 Read the ninth edition here.

EU Grassland Watch@eugrasslands.bsky.social · 2mo ago

☀️🌱 The #EUGW service is moving towards its Q4 2026 launch❗ In our latest newsletter, we share a full project update, including recent improvements to the service platform: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

📍 Featured Natura 2000 site: Boletice [CZ0314123], Czechia 203 km², partly within an active military training area. Home to the Lynx and 12 protected habitats, beech forests, hay meadows & species-rich Nardus grasslands. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

🖥️ First look at the redesigned EU Grassland Watch platform. Map response times: 30+ sec → ~1 sec, letting users seamlessly explore thousands of Natura 2000 sites. New: external data import, swipe tool, smart search, shareable links & full mobile support. More soon: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

Did you know Indigenous communities monitor the land in unique ways? Some even blend ancestral knowledge with modern tools like drones. Their practices are key to resilience. 🌍 Learn about their vital role in conservation: https://ow.ly/VH0a50ZtNP0

Inside the ancient traditions saving nature's last strongholds | Conservation International

A Conservation International study explores the roots of Indigenous knowledge and asks what the world could lose if that careful tending disappears.

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🌱 EUGW has processed hundreds of thousands of satellite images, to deliver products for 16,500+ Natura 2000 sites across Europe. Sentinel-era Land Cover data now covers all environmental zones. Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

My first visit to the wonderful Martin Down this afternoon. The grasslands were alive with Chalkhill Blues, along with lots of Dark Green Fritillaries and nine Clouded Yellows. Completely by chance, I managed to find a couple of Marsh Fritillary larval webs too!

New European Commission guidelines show how Natura 2000 sites can support sustainable tourism. Visitor activity generates €50–85bn a year and sustains up to 2 million jobs. 🔗https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/natura-2000-network-offers-sustainable-tourism-opportunities-2026-07-14_en

☀️🌱 The #EUGW service is moving towards its Q4 2026 launch❗ In our latest newsletter, we share a full project update, including recent improvements to the service platform: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

❄️🌱 Season’s greetings from #EUGW 🌱❄️ As grasslands across Europe enter winter dormancy, our team has been hard at work preparing the service for its 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ launch! Check out recent highlights, policy developments shaping grassland monitoring, key events, & more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

🗺 Copernicus Land Service High-Resolution Layers updates are live! ➡ New Croplands product and improved #Grasslands layers For #EUGW, this means: 🟢 More precise grassland management signals 🟢 Better annual trend tracking 🟢 Stronger support for #Natura2000 conservation

What could the future look like if more isn't done to save wildflowers?🌼 Great piece from the BBC's Martha Kearney on the dwindling number of wildflowers & planting a meadow. But there's hope...with more people joining the #NoMowMovement.🙌 Read here 👉 https://loom.ly/WUnru78 #NoMowMay

Martha Kearney: Why I'm concerned about our declining wildflowers

The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices

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🌿 Natural grasslands make up around 30% of Europe 🇪🇺 & are among its most threatened ecosystems With data from the @CopernicusLand, #EUGW makes it easier to track change, assess condition & support conservation across #Natura2000 sites Explore how 👇 land.copernicus.eu/e...

📢 Highlight at the EuroGEO Workshop in #TheHague 🇳🇱: Mark Dowell (DG JRC) mentioned the #EUGW service and indicated that DG Environment was considering setting up a similar project for the monitoring and preservation of European 🇪🇺 wetlands 💧 Stay tuned❗️

Birds of prey are an essential part of a healthy, balanced eco-system - but they face many challenges, including persecution and habitat loss. That’s why places like Argaty, and the moorland habitats at Tarras Valley Nature Reserve are so vital. More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/birds…

🌿 Natural grasslands make up around 30% of Europe 🇪🇺 & are among its most threatened ecosystems With data from the @CopernicusLand, #EUGW makes it easier to track change, assess condition & support conservation across #Natura2000 sites Explore how 👇 land.copernicus.eu/e...

#ICYMI We recently published an article exploring the dual role of 🛰️ Earth Observation (#EO) and #Copernicus Rather than seeing defence and environment as competing priorities, the piece argues they should be viewed as complementary

Marshy #blueskymonday #photography #water #marsh #nature #blue

Loads of the fantastic Marsh Dock Rumex palustris seen today at Port Meadow, Oxford. I completely missed the MASSIVE population in one wet ditch the other week 😅. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Mair, L. Threat explains why targeted recovery programmes are likely needed to prevent extinctions & preserve ecosystem functioning, citing the IPBES #GlobalAssessment as reference. 🐦🌱 Read more: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02760-1

📢 Highlight at the EuroGEO Workshop in #TheHague 🇳🇱: Mark Dowell (DG JRC) mentioned the #EUGW service and indicated that DG Environment was considering setting up a similar project for the monitoring and preservation of European 🇪🇺 wetlands 💧 Stay tuned❗️

Food concerns everyone, and so do the rules that protect it. If the EU rolls back food and pesticide laws, we all lose: our health, nature, clean water. We built these protections together over time. Now let’s defend them. Speak up now: www.pan-europe.info/ban-toxic-pe... #HandsOffNature

Dive into @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social op-ed exploring how the #EO & Copernicus 🛰️ communities are evolving to meet growing challenges by integrating environmental & security priorities, rather than separating them, to deliver shared, interoperable services that support both policy & defence needs

Dive into @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social op-ed exploring how the #EO & Copernicus 🛰️ communities are evolving to meet growing challenges by integrating environmental & security priorities, rather than separating them, to deliver shared, interoperable services that support both policy & defence needs

"Nature is not a luxury. It is a must-have for Europe. It underpins everything we hold dear. When we undermine our natural systems, we also erode the systems that sustain our economies and societies. And we are seeing this happen, right now. Now we need to maintain focus, stay the course, and [...]

#ICYMI The #EUGW team presented at the 6th Eurosite #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop❗ During the 'Monitoring Habitat Management & Restoration' session, @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social, presented our near-operational #EO service to experts & discussed the coverage we have in terms of grassland information

It is great to be at the #Eurosite 6th #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop in Umea, Sweden. Come & speak to me about @esa.int Stakeholder Engagement Facility (esa-sef.eu/about/), EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social & EAGLE (land.copernicus.eu/en/eagle). @bmd-project.eu #Copernicus #EO #eochat

Did you know that the 6⃣th #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop is taking place next week? And we'll be presenting❗️ 🗓️ 2 October 🕚 11:00 - 12:00 ➡️ Session 12: 'Monitoring Habitat Management & Restoration' Check out the event programme 👇 www.eurosite.org/event/6th-na...

At the recent Eurosite Annual Meeting in #Vilnius 🇱🇹, George Catean (Fundatia ADEPT), highlighted how #EUGW can help better map and monitor the evolution of grasslands in #Romania 🇷🇴 He selected site Târnava Mare (ROSCI0227) as an example for evaluating ploughing and mowing events through time

#DYK that we are taking part in the Eurosite Annual Conference 2025 in #Vilnius 🇱🇹? The session 'Grasslands 🌱 as biodiversity hotspots' recently started and will go on until the end of the day If you are on site, come listen to our colleagues❗️

@bigbiodataaeet.bsky.social attends the #IALE Europa congress with Bruno Combal fron DG Environment et al presenting @eugrasslands.bsky.social. A quite related project for Protected Areas service from @eea.europa.eu. Very interesting week in front of us!